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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Controls the IO behavior for the <see cref="IHttpRequestFeature.Body"/> and <see cref="IHttpResponseFeature.Body"/> 
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHttpBodyControlFeature
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value that controls whether synchronous IO is allowed for the <see cref="IHttpRequestFeature.Body"/> and <see cref="IHttpResponseFeature.Body"/> 
+        /// </summary>
+        bool AllowSynchronousIO { get; set; }
+    }
+}